Here are the main stories in this issue:

• Governor signs state budget
• ANR approves 17 positions for recruitment
• Mauk named Central Coast and South RD
• Gomes appoints committee to examine CE advisor status
• Butte Co extends 4-H advisor recruitment
• Farmers can learn Spanish with downloadable audio
• UC hosts Western Regional meetings
• Cal Ag posts articles to Digital Library; now handling peer review online
• Names in the news
• Retirements: Joanne Ikeda, George Leavitt, Sandy Purcell
• In memoriam: Robert Brazelton, Harold P. Olmo
• VP & AVP activities